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scarcement

scarcement noun: an offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.

Noun

scarcement (plural scarcements)

  1. An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.

scarcement meaning in Tamil

scarcement in Tamil

சுவர் உளிவிலகீடு, பழிக்கு இரை

Forms of scarcement

pluralscarcements

Origin of scarcement

From scarce + -ment.

Questions about scarcement

What does scarcement mean?
Scarcement means an offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing.
What is scarcement in Tamil?
Scarcement in Tamil is சுவர் உளிவிலகீடு, பழிக்கு இரை. See Scarcement meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scarcement?
Scarcement is a noun.
What is the plural of scarcement?
The plural of scarcement is scarcements.

Words near scarcement in the dictionary

  1. scarce coppers
  2. scarcelins
  3. Scarcella
  4. Scarcellas
  5. scarcely
  6. scarcement
  7. scarcements
  8. scarcen
  9. scarcened
  10. scarceness
  11. scarcening

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scarcement (page history and authors); scarcement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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